Appendix:False friends between English and French

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This is a list of common false cognates and false friends between English and French. They therefore look similar but respectively either they do not actually come from the same root or they have different meanings, despite coming from the same root. Some of these words are false friends only in part ; as for instance merci, mostly used with the sense of 'thank you', but which also can mean 'mercy' in the phrase à la merci de.

French term English translation English term French translation
achever finish, finish off achieve réussir, réaliser
actuel current actual réel
actuellement currently actually réellement
affluence turnout affluence richesse
ail garlic ail rendre malade
aimer to love aim but, cible
alliance wedding ring alliance alliance
anniversaire birthday anniversary anniversaire
apologie defence apology excuses
arme weapon arm bras
assister à to attend assist aider
assumer to take responsibility assume supposer
attendre to wait for attend assister à
audition the sense of hearing audition audition
avertir warn avert éviter
avertissement warning advertisement publicité, annonce
avocat lawyer avocado avocat
axe axis axe hache
balancer throw balance équilibrer
bachelier graduate of the baccalaureate bachelor célibataire
baskets sneakers basket panier
belle beautiful bell cloche
bénévole volunteer benevolent bienveillant
bite dick bite bouchée, morsure
blesser injure bless bénir
bougie candle bougie bourgeois
bras arm bra soutien-gorge
brave well-behaved brave courageux
bribes bits bribe pot-de-vin
bride bridle bride mariée
bulle bubble bull taureau
but goal but mais
campagne countryside campaign campagne
cap cape cap casquette
car because car voiture, auto
car coach car voiture, auto
carpette rug, doormat carpet tapis
casque helmet cask barrique
casquette cap casket coffret
casserole saucepan casserole cocotte or ragoût
cave cellar cave grotte
célibataire single (person) celibate chaste
censure censorship censure censure
cent hundred cent cent, centime
chair flesh chair chaise
chance luck chance occasion, chance
chariot wagon chariot char
chat cat chat bavarder
chef chief, boss chef chef, chef cuisinier (fr)
chemise shirt chemise chemise de nuit
Christian Christian (the male given name) Christian chrétien
citron lemon citron cédrat
coin corner coin pièce
collège secondary school college établissement d'enseignement supérieur
comédien actor comedian comique
conservateur preservative conservative conservateur
courbature ache curvature courbure
court short court cour
crayon pencil crayon craie, crayon de couleur
crier yell cry pleurer
criquet grasshopper cricket grillon
culte worship cult secte
décade 10 days decade décennie
déception disappointment deception tromperie
décevoir disappoint deceive tromper
défendre forbid defend défendre
délicieux delightful delicious délicieux
demander ask demand exiger
démonstration demonstration (act of showing and explaining) demonstration manifestation
dent tooth dent bosse, entaille
déplacement trip displacement déplacement
dérangé bothered deranged dérangé
destitution discharge, dismissal destitution misère extrême
disponible available disposable jetable
disposer arrange dispose of se débarrasser de
douche shower douche lavement or salaud
drame tragedy (disastrous event) drama drame
drogue drug (narcotics) drug médicament
émail enamel email courriel
empiré gotten worse empire empire
engagement commitment engagement fiançailles
essence petrol essence essence
éventuellement possibly eventually finalement
je suis excité I'm aroused I'm excited je suis ravi de, j'ai vraiment/trop hâte
face surface, face face visage
facilité ease facility installation
figure face figure chiffre, diagramme
flic cop flick chiquenaude
flippant surprising flippant désinvolte
fort strong fort fort
four oven four quatre
formidable great, terrific formidable terrible, redoutable
fourniture supply furniture meubles
fric money freak original
générique credits generic générique
glace ice glass verre
gland acorn gland glande
goal goalkeeper goal but
grappe bunch, cluster grape raisin
gras fat grass gazon
gratter scrub, scratch grater râpe
gratuité quality of being gratis gratuity pourboire, bakchich
groin snout (of the pig) groin aine
haie hedge hay foin
hasard chance hazard danger
heurter collide hurt blesser, faire mal
homme man home à la maison, chez soi
ignorer to not know ignore ignorer
immobilier real estate immobile immobile
inconvénient drawback inconvenient incommode
indulgence leniency indulgence gourmandise
infect repulsive infect contaminer, infecter
inhabité uninhabited inhabited habité
injure an insult injure blesser
Islande Iceland island île
isolation insulation isolation isolement
interne internal intern stagiaire
journal newspaper journal journal intime
journée daytime journey voyage
labour cultivation labour travail, labeur
lame blade lame boiteux, bancal
large wide large grand
lecture reading lecture cours
librairie bookstore library bibliothèque
licencier fire, sack license permis, licence
lie dregs lie mensonge
lien link lien droit de rétention
lime file (tool) lime chaux or tilleul or citron vert
limonade soda (soft drink) lemonade citronnade
location rental location emplacement
luxurieux lustful luxurious de luxe, luxueux
magasin shop magazine revue, magazine
main hand main principal
malard drake mallard colvert
mamie granny mommy maman
manger eat manger mangeoire
manifestation a protest, demonstration manifestation signe, manifestation
mannequin model mannequin mannequin
mare puddle, pool mare jument
médecin physician medicine médicament or médecine
menteur liar mentor mentor
merci thank you mercy pitié
mère mother mere simple
mince slim mince hacher
ministère ministry, department minister ministre
misère poverty misery souffrance
momie mummy mommy maman
monnaie currency or change money argent
mutation transfer mutation mutation
net neat net filet
nana girlfriend nana mamie
nouvelle short story novel roman
nurse childminder, nanny nurse infirmière
opportunité appropriateness opportunity occasion, chance
pain bread pain douleur
parcours route parkour parkour
passer un examen take an exam pass an exam réussir un examen
pavement paving pavement trottoir
personne nobody person personne
pet fart pet animal de compagnie
phrase sentence phrase expression
physicien physicist physician médecin
pie magpie pie tourte, tarte
pièce room piece morceau
pile battery pile tas
pinceau paintbrush pencil crayon
pingouin auk penguin manchot
pitié mercy pity dommage
plate flat plate assiette
prégnant forceful, prominent pregnant enceinte
préjudice damage prejudice préjugé
préservatif condom preservative conservateur, agent de conservation
prétendre to claim pretend simuler
procès trial, lawsuit process processus
promotion discount promotion promotion
prune plum prune élaguer
queue tail queue queue
raisin grape raisin raisin sec
rame oar ram bélier
râpe grater rape viol
rapport connection rapport bons rapports
rate spleen or female rat rate taux
réaliser fulfill realize se rendre compte
réclamation claim, complaint reclamation recouvrement, récupération
relevant raising relevant pertinent
rente pension rent loyer
reporter postpone report signaler
ressentir feel resent en vouloir à
rester to stay to rest se reposer
résumer summarize resume reprendre
réunion meeting reunion réunion
robe dress robe peignoir
roman novel Roman romain
route road route trajet
sale dirty sale vente
sanctionner punish sanction autoriser
sensible sensitive sensible raisonnable
sentence verdict sentence phrase
serviette towel serviette serviette de table (fr)
short short trousers short court
signe gesture sign panneau
smoking tuxedo smoking fumant, fumage
son sound son fils
spleen melancholy spleen rate
stores blinds stores magasins
Suède Sweden suede suède, daim
suite sequel suit costume
supporter put up with support soutenir
sympathique nice, friendly sympathetic compatissant
taille size tail queue
talon heel talon griffe
tampon stamp tampon tampon
targette latch plate target cible
terrible terrible, terrific terrible terrible, minable
thé tea the le, la
timide shy timid timoré
tissu fabric, textile tissue mouchoir en papier
toboggan slide toboggan luge
trac stage fright track piste
traînée trail trainee stagiaire
traîner to drag to train s'entraîner
traiteur caterer traitor traître
travail work travail labeur
trique cudgel trick truc
truc trick truck camion
vague wave vague vague
venue coming venue lieu
veste jacket vest gilet
vie life vie rivaliser
ville city, town village village
voyage trip, travel voyage voyage
wagon railroad car wagon chariot
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